Welcome.

   I develop and use DNA techniques and technologies to address problems in ecology, evolution, environmental health & remediation, toxicology, and natural resource management.  I have worked with DNA from organisms of all kingdoms - any organism with DNA is fair game.  My background is in ecology, but I am increasing working on problems of direct human health relevance.  Most of my work now focuses on environmental genomics and developing and using new tools to study germ-line mutations.

    My primary research laboratory has been at the Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL), but I have recently moved to the Department of Environmental Health Science, in the College of Public Health, in Athens, Georgia.

    Students and Researchers at all levels work in my labs.  People often visit my lab to develop microsatellite loci, staying weeks to years.  If you are interested in visiting or joining my lab, or just want to learn more about what I do, please visit some of the other web pages linked to this page (see menu at the top) & then e-mail me.